Why Read
AI can do a lot. But should it do everything on its own?
In this new article published by Contracting Excellence Journal from WorldCC, Knowable’s Lead Data Scientist, Lynette Shaw, explores what it really takes to apply AI effectively in high-stakes legal environments. The focus is on executed agreement management.
As AI systems become more powerful, the risks of overreliance grow too. Mistakes that may be harmless in email drafts or image generation can become serious problems in contracts. That’s why Knowable’s approach stays grounded in human expertise, by building AI on top of expert-annotated contract data.
This piece offers a smarter path forward for contract professionals, AI builders, and legal teams. It acknowledges the real risks and shows how to build AI systems that support expert judgment rather than trying to replace it.
Article Highlights
- Grounding AI in Reality: Using human-annotated contract data creates more trustworthy insights than scanning raw text alone.
- Precision over Prediction: Filtering, simplifying, and verifying information helps AI perform reliably in complex legal situations where mistakes are not acceptable.
- Human plus Machine is Better than Either Alone: Practical examples show how AI can help teams search, summarize, and understand executed agreements without sacrificing accuracy or context.
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Article Author
- Lynette Shaw, Lead Data Scientist, Knowable